The tool first appeared on (a hub for Windows deployment enthusiasts) around 2013, during the Windows 8 era. Microsoft had introduced "Apps" as an integral part of the OS, but enterprise users wanted to strip them out entirely. The original author, a user named "mooms" , reverse-engineered how the Component-Based Servicing (CBS) stores package registration and created a tool that could set a registry flag called Visibility to 0 (hidden) or delete package registration entirely.
Your install.wim is now modified. You can now use it with Windows Deployment Services (WDS), Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), or a simple USB installer. install-wim-tweak.exe
install-wim-tweak.exe /u *xbox* install-wim-tweak.exe /r *xbox* The tool first appeared on (a hub for